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3D printed skullcap
An anonymous man in the U.S. received what was then the world’s largest 3D-printed skull implant a year ago. That record has just been broken. A 22-year-old Dutch woman has just received a transplant of her entire cranium in an operation that lasted an incredible 23 hours. (Video)
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If you were ever curious as to how much body parts can fetch on the black market,Medical Transcription created a snazzy infographic to show you. Some parts are shockingly cheap! Like would you want a new shoulder or a new iPad? Both cost 500 bucks.
Other organs are prohibitively expensive, like a kidney. That little sucker costs $262,000 in the US (other countries have it for cheaper)! Here’s the full list of body parts and their cost…
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The seller is California businessman Paul Kaufmann, who first became aware that his family possessed the item in 1990. While searching among his late mother’s possessions, he happened on an ancient, pear-shaped box labeled “Beethoven.”
Behold the helmet of head health
Stressed from all the pretending that you do at the office? Forget medicating, all you need is some liberating pressure on your skull. At least, that’s what Kinatech is thinking with the new Headtime Scalp Massager, a huge, head-crowning bowl that looks like it’s raring to fry your brains.
Looking like a mad scientist’s torture device, the stress-busting contraption doesn’t do any of those scary things you’re probably thinking. Steal your memory? Nah. Implant evil designs in your brain? Don’t sweat it. Short-circuit and electrocute you? Mmm…that’s actually a possibility.
Continue reading… “Headtime Scalp Massager Puts An Oversized Helmet On Your Skull, Soothes It”
A simple, inexpensive device that delivers electrical current to the brain noninvasively could help stroke patients recover lost motor ability. According to a new study, the treatment–transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)–in combination with occupational therapy boosted recovery better than either treatment on its own.
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Making long space journeys, like those envisaged in the future, will not be good for your looks or figure, claim scientists who believe they will leave astronauts looking short, fat and bald.
Continue reading… “Long Distance Space Travel Will Adversely Affect Astronaut’s Looks”
UFO spotters are claiming they have spotted an alien skull on Mars after NASA beamed back satellite images from the planet.
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Hard to believe that an ugly piece of art made from precious metals like silver, mercury and gold with gem stones decked on its body, is a camera.
Continue reading… “Pinhole Camera Made From Human Skull”
In keeping with the spirit of the season, here’s something to help you get drunk that also doubles as a creepy prop. It’s a Skull Beer Funnel with spinal column attached. If you’re the Predator, just pass on this one and go rip your own from some human. Humans, it’s illegal to do what the Predator does, so don’t do it. Buy this instead.
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A zygomatic bone glommed together from old sauce pots; a mandible constructed from rusty whisks; a maxilla ossified from dinner plates and moustachioed with unwashed spoons. This gloriously sepulchral skull constructed entirely from old cookware and crockery wasy on display in London’s Regent Park a couple weeks ago as part of the Frieze Art Fair.
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So you’re looking for a gift for your uncle Fester, but a normal run of the mill flash drive just won’t cut it.
Continue reading… “Human Skull USB Drive”
